5.2. Food
nyɔ'ɔsɛ ɲɔ̰ʔɔ̰hɛ v. iter. take up a small amount of soup with a morsel of tz. Bia la nyɔ'ɔsɛ ziirɔ la mɛ. the child dips up a little of the soup. 5.2 Food nyɔ'ɔseri nyɔ'ɔsegɔ
nyubenko ɲṵ́'béŋkò nyubemeto n. the sweet potato. Both root and leaves are eaten. syn nanugele Ipomea batatas 5.2 Food 1.4.3 Plant, grass KU/TU
obere ʔòbəre ɔba n. sth. to be chewed, food that is chewed, eg. groundnuts 5.2 Food DI/'A
paanu pá̰a̰nʋ̰̀ n. bread syn borebore 5.2 Food Ak. páànoó, ult. Port. pão.
pele pèle pɛla n. slice of tz. 5.2 Food DI/'A
pɛ'ɛserɛ pɛ̀ʔɛhərɛ pɛ'ɛsa n. Frafra potato, a small root crop Solenostemon rotundifolius 5.2 Food 1.4.3 Plant, grass DI/'A
pɔpɔɔ pɔ̀'pɔ́ɔ̀ pɔpɔɔrɔ n. pawpaw, papaya syn boofirɛ Carica papaya 5.2 Food 1.4.4 Parts of plant KU/TU Eng.
pumpuka pṵ̀m'pʋ́ka pumpugesi n. a kind of soup 5.2 Food KA/SI
putigerɛ pʋ̀'tɩ̀ɣərɛ putiga n. abundance of food 5.2 Food DI/'A
sagebiirɛ àɣə'bɩ̰̀ɩ̰rɛ n. tz already cooked to a liquid porridge stage, stirred into tz while cooking to stiffen it. 5.2 Food
sagebɔ sàɣəbɔ n. a porridge-like food, the staple food of the area (tuon zaafi, tz), made from flour of guinea corn, millet or maize. 5.2 Food BU
sagebire sàɣə'bíre sagebɛa n. a small flat portion of tz, with oil. 5.2 Food DI/'A
sanko'oro sàŋ'kóʔoro n. a thin soup, prepared from the ground-up seed of sanɛ 5.2 Food sanɛ 2
sagekutɛ sàɣə'kʋ́tɛ sagekura n. leftover tz, kept over night. It is eaten in the morning as breakfast. 5.2 Food DI/'A
sagemaanɛ sàɣə'má̰a̰nɛ̰ n. tz that has been insufficiently cooked. 5.2 Food
sakɔtɔ sà'kɔ̰́tɔ n. tz stuck to the bottom of the pot, soaked and left overnight. Sometimes eaten 5.2 Food
sasembunɔ sà̰həm'bʋ́nɔ̰ -duma n. food or meat that is sacrificed to a god, but is not a taboo, i.e. then can be eaten by anyone 4.5 Religion 5.2 Food
sanɛ 2 sà̰nɛ̰́ sama n. a local melon or squash; its edible seed Cucumis melo 5.2 Food 1.4.3 Plant, grass DI/'A
sankua sàŋ'kʋ̀a n. a thick soup made from sanɛ, deliberately made to be lumpy 5.2 Food sankunkugela (Nankani)
sambula sàm'bùla n. a flour made from immature guinea corn. The seeds are boiled and dried before pounding, winnowing and grinding 5.2 Food
sagetuulɛ sàɣə'tʋ́ʋlɛ̀ n. very hot tz 5.2 Food DI/'A
sageze'elemo sàɣə̀'zèʔeləmo̰ n. tz prepared and kept overnight, to be eaten at early dawn at a funeral by participants who have previously lost one or both parents. It is not eaten by anyone who has a living parent of the same sex as the deceased, ie. if the mother is alive and the funeral is for a woman, or if the father is alive and the funeral is for a man 5.2 Food BU
sagetuulega sàɣə'tʋ̀ʋləga sagetuulesi n. very hot tz. Considered good for women who have just given birth, and for invalids 5.2 Food KA/SI
seero séero n. honey 5.2 Food TU
sɛlɛ sɛ̰̀lɛ̰ sɛla n. a soup of blood and millet flour, mixed and boiled. Used for sacrifices, as well as normal eating 5.2 Food DI/'A
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